World Nemertea Database - Nemertes octoculata (Johnston, 1828)

WoRMS name details

Nemertes octoculata (Johnston, 1828)

AphiaID

607986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:607986)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)

Rank

Species

Parent

Nemertes Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lineus Sowerby, 1805

Original name

Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Nemertes octoculata (Johnston, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607986 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-08-22 15:45:37Z

created

Norenburg, Jon

2020-09-27 03:04:11Z

changed

Norenburg, Jon

2024-11-22 22:45:32Z

changed

Kajihara, Hiroshi

2025-01-24 13:20:26Z

changed

Maslakova, Svetlana

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description (of Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862) Keferstein, W. (1862). Untersuchungen über niedere Seethiere. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 12(1): 1–147 plates 1–11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44977773
page(s): 63, pl. VII, figs 1, 2 [details]